Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 363 › Conversation 363-020
Nixon & Woods on Presidential staff and White House administration
Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 4:59 PM–5:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, for a brief discussion in his Old Executive Office Building suite. Given the lack of a transcript and the classification of the segment as personal, the dialogue likely concerned administrative coordination or private logistical matters rather than substantive policy deliberations. The exchange serves as a record of routine interactions between the President and his long-time aide during the 1972 campaign cycle.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 363-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 363-20 Date: August 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with an unknown person [Rose Mary Woods?]. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 25s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on August 8, 1972
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- 363-017 4:54 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 4:56 pm.
- 029-061 4:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:56 pm to 4:59 pm.
- 363-018 4:56 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:56 pm to 4:59 pm.
- 029-062 4:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 029-063 4:59 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 363-019 4:59 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 363-021 4:59 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 363-020, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/363-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).